The Dillon tribune., 1887-08-19
Others have. .,,,c,. large fortunes ~ der,!


reality the work has only begun. some I
think tie prospec.or is character OF '"e
past: but hundreds are no" searching our
,,ou,,,;, .;+,. a,,t our .u,ches for The |
precious metals.
Like the ;raprer, the pro>rec'or has /
solitary lie; ani he has more l'ardsh'f's' /;
NOR. exposures, and more cNha"stns Ia
bors. While the trapper may have TEN
rorary home though. i, bc Of primitive
kind, the prosrec.or camps wherever the
fatisucs OF the day and the shades OF night
find him. Seldom do his labors permit
him to occupy the same place two success
i've nights.
Men in other Professions do sonle pros
recting when their regular occupations
permit. 1t then becomes recreation. IKE
hunting and fishing. Blu, when the pro-
tessional pro>pector starts out tor his >"'"
,ncr's work he finds i, anything but play
and recreation
MS OUTFIT.
II he would make tolsrable provision for
his creature comforts aud mins!c a little
recreation with his labors, rs all men
should, he will prepare an extra ou'i't,
pack horse and perhaps u sadd'e'hor>e' gun
and fishing tackle, bed Blankets frying -pan'
flour, crackers. sugar. coffee and bacon,
hammer, pick. shovel, ha.ctet, gold pa" u
hosnscoop and canvas o' rubber blanket
tor shelter. With such an outfit l,c may
enjoy the few iuxur;es "t the profession,
together With the recrea,ion> VI fishing and
hunting. But II the prnspcrtor has quartz
on the BRAIN 9. p,a';a for gold digsin's'
his outfit will likely bc much more limited,
and YOU will find him making goo! time
carving ail--hlanke', frying pan, >a't-t'a-
con. -four. pick. shovel, hammer and horn
scoop revol,c' and fish line.
\ skiliful prospec,or thus equipped and
! full Of life and hope. has as fair chance to
| become millionaire rs men Of other Iur.
suits, and to make his money as honestly
but i,c may endure many hardships and
suite, heat, cold and hunger before lse secs
the rewards Of his labors. While men in
other professions will enjoy the comforts
and even the luxuries Of life. hc will be
enduring is hardships.
Montana was once the paradise 1T pros.
pcctors, when there was no dew and only
two or three rain storms from May to No.
vembcr, and when one could kill rabbits
and grousc in. almost every thicket, and
catch trout in every stream and lake; and
when the trail Of the buffalo, the moose
the elk, the deer, the antelope, and tho
mountain sheep and even tcc tracks at the
bear we're as frequent as tho paths Of the
miner. Then pine knots made rnos
brilliant camp fire, and few pine bou.h'
and blanket most luxuriou'
bed, and the blue van!s gcmmcd with star
made tent MORE gorgeous than Per
sian kings ever Imagined. But nov th'
dcws Gil your hair and blankets with cox
sI,ivers, and your limbs with rheumatic
ltwingcs; and dark clouds often obscure th'
sky and threaten an infant deluge.
No matter what the obstacles, no matte
wha, hardships must be endured, the low
Of gold Is stronger than all. II turns river
from their channels, drives tunne,s througl
}. the very hearts Of mountains, and nothing
! bu. the central fires Of the earth can driv
/ the miner from following the veins Of or
{ down to where the furnaces OF Vu!ca
}. pour out rivers Of gold and silver and plat
mum. The love Of gold and gems has bee
8 common to all ages since the days of Tt
/. bal Cain. It is characteristic OF all pee
= pie and Of all classes Of people. Kinss AZ
;. peasants have labored for the precious me
y ais and the glittering gems.
cl Solomon sent a Tvrian acet to Ophir 4
+. gold and precious stones, and Fcrdinan
!. and Isabella sent Columbus to unknow
Il lands in search Of them.
% The Car Of Russia employed Sir Ron
% eric Murch;son, q England, and Dt'ctt
=. Vcrncuil, Of France, two distinguishe
geologists, to prospec. the Cral ,noun.ai,
for precious metals and other va,ab
minerals. In fact. all the geoloyists cr
ployed By governments and states ha,
lis been general rrospcctors.
These and numerous other facts in Il
history Of the profession show i. to be
honorable calling, ifnot a profitable o..
es whether those engaged in it be called &c,
MS ogists, mining engineers. mining expe,
ID or mospcctors.-~G. E.. .S::mlo::, in tic !
is sltfr"dcmt.
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